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sides. derek? >> reporter: for his one misdemeanor conviction, julius henson will spend 60 days locked up in prison. that's a much harsher punishment than the one given to his codefendant who was found guilty of two felonies and two misdemeanors. >> it was a very clean call. >> jewelius henson's interview with wjz, aggravated prosecutors, who say henson showed no signs of remorse for what is called an aggravated attempt at voter suppression. that wjz exclusive interview, henson indicated the robocall he indicated on the campaign. and blamed democrats, including governor o'malley for his prosecution. >> it was never about no voter suppression in any way. it was about trying to do something to a political operative who went and worked for a republican who should only work for democrats in
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their view. >> reporter: because of that interview, prosecutors asked the judge to give henson an even harsher punishment than the 30 days of home detention given to coconstir-- coconspirator. >> it appeared to the state. and i think the court felt that mr. anderson just didn't get it. >> reporter: during his sentencing wednesday, henson told the judge, the case against him was just unfair. the judge ordered henson to an immediate 60 days in jail, saying he used his creative talents to undermine the election process. henson's attorney calls the punishment unfair. >> i think it's a terrible situation. it hurts my heart. but i do know that people like myself can always fight another day. so i'll file my apeel. -- appeal. i'll go to annapolis. and i'll do what i have to do. >> the judge also sentenced to henson to 300 hours of community service and one year of supervised probation.
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the judge said during that probation, henson would be forbidden to participate in any kind of campaign. we're live at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much, derek. and henson has also been fined $1 million in a federal civil lawsuit filed by the maryland attorney general. >> one by one, dozens of glorious tall ships pull into the baltimore inner harbor. the star spangled sailabration, full steam ahead. sky eye chopper 13 is live over the inner harbor now, where we see some skydivers, jumping from an airplane, as part of the sailabration. there's one now, creating smoke, a trail of excitement. for all of those waiting on the ground to see him. wjz is live with complete coverage of this major cell -- sailabration. sky eye chopper 13 with a view of the ships. but first, here's jessica kartalija. >> reporter: you could not ask for a more picture-perfect day out here, vic. thousands of people expected to show up around the harsh hor
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and -- harbor and around the baltimore city. to take part in the bicentennial sailabration of the war of 1812. >> the ships are coming in. the ships are coming in! >> one by one, tall ships, from around the world, make their way to baltimore. brazil, followed by ecuador. each ship giving a 21-gun salute. then, a welcome from fort mchenry. >> and we were fortunate to get on board mexico's tall ships. the gautima, viva mexico. >> reporter: the mexican ship visited baltimore in 2008. officers say they are honored to be back. [ speaking in spanish ] >> thanks so much. >> reporter: and what does it mean for you to be here representing mexico. >> very important for us. because baltimore is a very important harbor. in an international way. so we are very grateful to have
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been invited here. >> reporter: as the ship docks at the inner harbor, all eyes are on the incredible ship. >> we came here this evening because we wanted to see the ships arriving, the various ships. it's a cultural experience. >> i was so excited because the tall ships are coming. >> i was trying to explain to him about the war of 1812. and it just wasn't clicking. so thought it would be better just to kind of show him a little bit about it. >> reporter: but perhaps the best view is from the ships themselves. high, high, high above baltimore. >> reporter: and a live look now from sky eye chopper 13, over baltimore, as those ships continue to make their way into the inner harbor. i have to say, from that vantage point, it is absolutely incredible. joining me now, my colleague, alex demetrick. and alex, so many people watching from the ground, expecting to do wonderful things to baltimore's economy. >> and lots of people on the water as well. tall ships have a way of
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drawing big crowds and big spending. >> reporter: when plans for the 1812 bicentennial were announced last november, expectations for the number of visitors and their money, soared as high as a tall ship's mast. >> we'll bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to our state. >> it's a plus for us in the hospitality business because we need the revenue to come in. >> it's great. because people come through the city. they eat, they stay in hotels. they spend money. they have a good time. >> reporter: today, the first of those people began showing up. so how is business shaping up? >> our hotels are doing really, really well. eye expect -- i expect our restaurants to do really well. >> reporter: the staff is expecting a spike in sale. >> for our exact location, maybe 20 to 40% more business than we would usually see. >> reporter: and a lot of restaurants could see more business. but even if visitors don't spend the night in hotels, all of those day trippers will have to pay to park in garages and on the street. no holidays for parking meters.
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taxis will also keep busy. how much money it will all generate is anyone's guess. >> last year, the grand prix had 110,000 tickets, 140,000 tickets, something like that. and they had an economic impact of $47 million. this is going to be a lot more than that. >> it's great for us. great for the surrounding restaurants. and great for the city of baltimore. >> reporter: and you're looking live from the harbor cam. the last event like this was operation stale in-- sail in 2000. it drew huge crowds to baltimore and generated an economic impact of $100 million. and organizers of this event say we could see even larger crowds this time around. >> reporter: unbelievable. and not to mention all of this media coverage is putting baltimore on the nap map-- map for top tourist destinations. we'll send it back to you on tv hill. we're live at the inner harbor. jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> our coverage goes back to sky eye chopper 13, and captain
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jeff long, who has from the air the best views of the ships. and the people. they are gathering more. >> yes. there are quite a few people down here. we're over the -- over the national aquarium of baltimore. and right out in front of the aquarium, there's a ship from ecuador, called the gaias. this is a 250-foot long tall ship. used for training cadets in the aquadorian -- ecuadoran neighborhood. the hull is made out of steel. there's quite a few people visiting it. all over baltimore, there's people visiting it. beautiful night for this. reporting live, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> we invite you to stay tuned to wjz for complete coverage of this spectacular event. jessica and i will lead the coverage tomorrow as we bring you the star-spangled sailabration. the crime stunned the region and made national headlines. a man accused of killing his
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housemate and eating part of has remains. for the first time, we're hearing from friends of the victim. wjz is live. mike hellgren spoke to one of them today as they search for answers to this brutal crime. >> vic, both friends and family here in africa are trying to make sense of this. they describe the victim as athletic and smart and friendly. and they want justice. >> reporter: the gruesome death of cujo agcoaty at the hands of what police call an admitted cannibal, alexander kinyua has left his loved ones searching for answers, including this woman, who asked to conceal her identity. her brother was friends of the victim. attending school with him. both from ghana. >> my brother is devastated. everybody is devastated. everybody wants answers and they are all confused because it doesn't make sense. it's senseless, it's tragic, it's sad. >> reporter: she said agcoty's friends in africa are desperate for information. >> we need to know the time line. what time was he killed? where was he killed?
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how was he kill instead what was the mechanismof the killing? i couldn't go to sleep for three days. when i think about it, i get goose bumps all around my body. >> reporter: both agcoty and kinyua are former studentsa the morgan state university. there are questions about whether the school missed warning signs, including a new report from wjz's media partner, the baltimore sun, that kinniaa had a machete in his dorm room. none was ever found. but they say a resident was too frightened to ever confront him. >> it make its very scary for people who still have family out there, children out there, going to school. what should they be looking for? what should they be doing to protect themselves? a human being shouldn't lose their lives for nothing like that. >> reporter: and she told me that friends in africa are trying to raise funds now to bring the body back for a proper burial.
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vic? >> mike, thank you. right now, morgan state's president said he is thoroughly reviewing how the school handled kinyua. new information about the sudden death of a loyola university lacrosse player. detectives have ruled the death of adam pomper noncriminal. he died near new york. the freshman played for the national championship greyhounds. we are still working to find out what united caused his death. maryland is working on undocumented students to attend college. political reporter pat warren reports, the state's highest court rules against efforts to stop the referendum. >> reporter: controversy surrounds the so-called dream act, signed into law last year by governor o'malley and challenged by thousands of marylanders who signed a petition to put it on the november ballot. the group went to court in august to have the petition thrown out. these is not the type of law that can be referred to a
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referendum because it provides funding for a state program. >> reporter: but the maryland court of appeals disagreed and today ruled that the issue will be on the november ballot. delegate neil parrot, an organizer of the drive, says the ballot should never been in question. >> it's going to be a big election. i know their side is already raising a lot of money. so we need to make sure we have money on our side to make sure the truth is being told. >> reporter: the law would allow undocumented residents to attend college at a cheaper rate than legal residents. >> the hopes and plans and dreams of these people have been disrupted. >> reporter: joe sandler tells wjz while we are disappointed in the court's decision, marylanders who support the dream act are confident the law will win the approval of the voters. it makes sense that those who pay taxes deserve to have their
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kids pay in-state tuition. >> this was their common sense. they're going to vote against using our taxmoney to give it to illegal aliens. >> reporter: the court will provide a more detailed opinion at a later date. it was ruled quickly to an august 20th deadline to certify ballot questions. reporting live, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> they signed a petition to put the dream act to a vote. an absolutely delightful evening. a look at more of the tall ships in town for the sailabration. the weather could not be more perfect for this event, spotlighting baltimore. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating wonderful conditions. bob? >> i think they'll all be back. it's just such a gorgeous day. and it's going to continue. look at these temperatures. just ideal weather. 78 now. the dew points in the low 50s, upper 40s all day long, making it so comfortable. 75, ocean city. and 68 in oakland. now, the rain from yesterday, some areas really got hammered
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pretty well, especially up in northeast maryland. elkton, over 3 inches. and some spots in northern delaware and southern p.a., had as much as 4. but around the baltimore region. the most we could find around the bel bel air area, 1.65. sparks, north of the city, 1.10. and tv hill, right in the city. as we continue to look for the numbers, they continue to drop. and most areas, about a half inch or a little bit more. however, when we get down to bwi marshall, the official number that goes into the record books, only a third of an inch. that's not a whole lot. tim has a look at what we expect to happen here tomorrow. and it looks just great. tim? >> we're looking at carbon copy days. the forecast just as gorgeous tomorrow as it was today. and the only difference really, a little more sunshine. because we're drying out. the high pressure is in control. it is end send -- sending us very cool, dry air. but where there is no moisture, there are no clouds. winds will start to die down a little bit. because the storm system that moved through here yesterday
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that bob talked about with all of the rain is moving father away. ask that high is just going to be dominating the forecast. and where there is no clash of the weather system, there's really no wind. that's how it's all shaping shaping up. it's going to be nice for the next five days. bob has the forecast coming up in a few moments. back inside. >> okay, tim and bob. thank you. the wjz masn and orioles food drive is once again a huge success. members collected food, donations and cash at last weekend's orioles game with the phillies. after adding it all up, we raised more than $23,300. that's in addition to more than 4,000 pounds of food donated. it's all part of wjz's continuing community commitment. >> isn't that wonderful? people were very generous. especially fans from philadelphia. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. stunning allegations, leveled against legendary cyclist lance armstrong. what it could mean for his future. a $100 million project is under way at bwi.
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we'll tell you what they're doing that is going to get security through a lot faster. i'm rochelle ritchie. that story coming up. wiping out zero tolerance. the change to discipline, coming for baltimore county students. i'm gigi barnett. that story is next in tonight's school watch. and delightful weather to add to fort mchenry for the star spangled sailabration. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,
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mostly sunny, 78 degrees here in central maryland. coming out for the star- spangled sailabration. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. major change is coming for baltimore students next year. the zero tolerance policy is being wiped from the handbook. the move could drop the number. student suspensions each year. >> reporter: for years, baltimore county school leaders took a tough stance on discipline. its student code of conduct was one of the toughest in the state, until this week, when school leaders erased one word in the student handbook and replaced it with another. we changed one word from "shall" be suspended to "may "be suspended. >> reporter: that erases the zero tolerance from the student handbook pages and gives principals more leeway in discipline, deciding what the
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student deserves. >> reporter: dale ron heads the student support department. he says crimes on campus, like weapons in the classroom, or drugs in a locker, will still lead to a suspension. but school leaders notice that the small violations were adding up, taking more students out of school. >> by lowering our suspensions, the direct result is more time in the classroom. and that's what we're all about. >> reporter: last year, school leaders suspended more than 20,000 students. and parent says the decision to suspend belongs to principals who know the students well. >> they know their individual children. and the behavior of the child, where if you send the child -- if you suspend the child, the child is going to be at home, getting in more trouble. >> i think the principal's discretion is an excellent way to upon handle the situation. one size does not fit all. >> reporter: and school leaders also change their cell phone policy. now, students can use them as a calculator. or to look up facts, only, though, if the teacher approves. vic, back to you. >> thank you very much more --
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gigi. the changes start in august. the $100 million project at wi marshall airport -- bwi marshall airport involves terrorism. it will expand one of the concourses to make room for better security enrichment. security and convenience are coming together. >> reporter: in a post-9/11 world, bwi airport executive director paul wedefield says his main priority is protecting passengers. >> security is the number 1 issue here at bwi. >> he said modern technology is a necessity for airports across the country, including his. and is partly the reason why revenue from ticket airline service fees are being used to expand the oldest airport, concourse c. >> in fact, some of the protocols, some of the machinery doesn't each fit into the c concourse. >> reporter: the $100 million
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will replace outdated screeners with newer ones. others have already soared into a new form of technology that keeps passengers like don white protected and terrorists foreseeable. >> i think we need the nearbies in -- measures in place to provide the right type of security. no doubt. >> reporter: these pictures will show what the project will look like when it's done. >> reporter: besides better screening measures, the project will include adding more lines to concourse c, to get passengers like david matchen and lauren guzman through quicker. >> there's a lot of people that come here. and it takes a long time. >> usually, we stand there for about like a good 20 minutes. >> reporter: construction on the project has already taken off and is expected to be finished spring of next year. >> now, they will also make room for a growing number of passengers in the last two years. passenger records have been broken. denise? >> all right. thank you, rochelle. the concourse will also be given 9,000 new seats in new retail and food space. >> that we like to hear.
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more variety and food at the airport. let's take a look at temps and conditions around the area now. just a gorgeous afternoon. and this weather is going to continue. 78. the winds nort at 10 miles an hour. barometer, 29.97. holding steady. 38% humidity. dry air that will continue into the weekend after this. >> and coming up, we'll have more on the sights and sounds as we kick off the star- spangled sailabration. ,,,,,,,,,
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all righty. just looking around. gorgeous weather. is going to continue through father's day into next week, believe it or not. take a look at temps right now. very pleasant and dry. 78. after all of that rain yesterday. 75 ocean city, some spots. 78, pax river. 68 in oakland locally. temperatures in the low to mid and upper 70s in some spots. tonight, we get back into the upper 50s to low 60s, just perfect weather. it is going to continue as we have been saying. a nice little breeze now, basically out of the north. but the dry air in. now, the rain that we saw, the bulk of that rain really felt from elkton to philly and jersey. many areas picking up 2, 3, even as much as 4 inches.
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west of the bay, west of the city. about a half inch around our region. airport, as we said, only third of an inch. north of the city, we got about an inch to inch and a half some areas in harford county. all of that rain is off to the east. we'll have rain this morning. it's all cleared out. high pressure is building in. beautiful weather for the entire mid-atlantic region. a few high clouds across southern sections of the region. but for the most part, looks like just lovely weather continues. we'll just call it nice, nice, nice. thursday, friday and into the with could. -- the weekend. this nice weather keeps building and gets brighter and sunnier, and lovelier conditions. couldn't ask for better conditions this time of year. it could be 95 and humid like it was a few weeks ago. northeast winds at 10 knots. small craft osery -- advisory through tonight. bay temp. some upper 50s to low 60s. tomorrow, lots of sunshine. a day just like today. a few high clouds maybe.
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but a high with low humidity. and that will continue into the weekend. so just cruising beautiful weather. >> perfect. thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. incredible video. an suv rolls over a toddler is eject jected. see -- ejected. see what happens next. how do you lose $2 billion? unspeakable acts. more graphic testimony as the football coach is accused of child sex abuse. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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it is 6:30. 78 degrees and sunny. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. another day of graphic testimony in the child sex abuse trial of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. as manuel gallegus reports, the father of the prosecution's star witness took the stand. >> reporter: three more accusers describe jerry sandusky's alleged sexual abuse
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of him on his penn state campus. through tears, the 23-year-old victim testified sandusky exposed himself, touched his genitals, then made him fondle sandusky in a campus shower before the 12-year-old got away and got dressed. the boy testified he never told anyone, saying he was embarrassed and wanted to forget. >> mr. sandusky took him from the weight room to the sauna to the shower, a familiar story. >> reporter: earlier, a 25-year- old, known as victim number 10, told jurors, sandusky pinned him down in his basement, and performed oral sex on him, and made him reciprocate. the man testified the former coach threatened him, saying if you tell anyone, you will never see your family again. but he said sandusky later apologized and said he loved him. >> reporter: all of today's accusers met sandusky through the charity he founded for at- risk youth. one of the witnesses admitted he went to prison for drugs and robbery but says his life is on track now, with a girlfriend and a baby on the way.
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>> reporter: on cross- examination, the defense is trying to point out inconsistencies in the accuser's stories, trying to suggest they may be collaborating. earlier, the father of former assistant coach mike mcqueary described a call he received from his son, after he allegedly saw sandusky abusing a boy in a shower. he asked to call his boss, penn state coach joe paterno. but the coach questioned why no one ever called 911. >> now, sandusky admits showering with boys but said he did nothing criminal. >> the world of cycling is rocked tonight. the u.s. anti-doping agency is bringing doping charges against legendary american cyclists, lance armstrong. suspect armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs to win some, if not all of his record seven tour de france victories. he could be banned from ever competing again. through the years, armstrong has steady fastly main --
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steadfastly maintained has innocence. a shock wave to visitors, employees. tonight, police are still looking for the gunman. mare selive in the newsroom -- mary is live in the newsroom with more. >> police s.w.a.t. teams searched the grounds in erie in buffalo. they are looking for a trauma surgeon who they say killed a 33-year-old woman near the hospital's main building. the entire campus was locked down for hours. but there's no sign of the shooter. police are not sure of a motive but say it was not a random act. as many as 400 patients and nearly 1,000 employees were on the ground at the time of the shootings. vic? >> and patients were taken to the hospital during lockdown. hard times for a baltimore man and woman who kept a woman prisoner inside their apartment for months. jermaine smith bay will spend 50 years in prison while his accomplice kimberly king will spend time for prosecution. they kept a woman locked inside
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their reisterstown bathroom to collect her disability payments. and they hope you can help track down a suspect who tried to hold up a drug store. take a look at surveillance video. police say this man threatened a pharmacist at a rite aid last week. however, he got away without actually taking anything. if you have information, you're urged to call police or metro crimestoppers. the country's hottest bank is grilled after jp morgan chase loses $2 billion in risky trades. some lawmakers want to know if stricter banking regulation is needed. >> capital police escorted protestors out of a room of jp morgan chase, came to explain how his bank lost more than $2 million on risky trades. jp diamond apologized.
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>> no client, customer or taxpayer money was impacted by this event. >> reporter: senators asked dimonwhy he was pointing the finger at the bank's investing unit. >> shouldn't you take personal responsibility, since they were following the game plan that you personally laid out? >> that's why i'm here. we made a mistake. i'm absolutely responsible. the buck stops with me. >> reporter: diamond did say chase will probably take payback from senior executives involved in the risky trades. >> reporter: the hearing comes as congress finalizes new banking regulations, including the so-called vocal rule, designed to prevent banks from making risky trades for their own profit. >> it hasn't been written yet. it's very complicated. it may very well stop parts. >> reporter: lawmakers are trying to get a handle on whether big banks are still a big risk. >> what would you do to make our system safer? >> the biggest disappointment i've had is that we have never actually sat down, republicans, democrats, businesses, and had
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real detailed conversation about what went wrong, what needs to be fixed. >> reporter: dimoninsisted, there are some parts of stricter regulation that he does support. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the vocal rule is supposed to take effect next month. but banks have two years to fully comply. time now for a quick look of some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. wildlife experts say the recent sightings of bears aren't all that unusual. and that we should prepare for seeing even more. ed reed is still a no show at the mini camp. is it time to start worrying? and golf-related gifts for dad for father's day. remember to look for the updated forecast from first warning weather team. right now, dozens of tall ships and navy ships are around the world. it's all part of the bicentennial for the war of 1812. complete coverage continues with jessica kartalija at the
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inner harbor. >> reporter: what an incredible day to be out here at the inner harbor, watching the boats as they come in. 40 tall hips from around the world, making their way in to baltimore, as we speak. 11 of those ships got a 21-gun salute. so they would send a absolute out. fort mchenry would then return the shots. today, we got up close to ecuador, brazil, and indonesia. we rode mexico's tall ships, the qualtimack into baltimore. which was phenomenal. they say it is fantastic to be here. and they say it is such an honor to be part of our sailabration. the sailabration is expected to pour millions of dollars into baltimore's economy. at this point, it is unclear how many people will be coming down here. but they say it's an incredible way to market baltimore as a top u.s. tourist destination. we're live in baltimore city, jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> and stay with wjz for complete coverage of the spectacular event. jessica and denise will lead
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our special coverage tomorrow, as we bring you the star spangled celebration. you have something nautical to wear for tomorrow? >> i think so. i'll have to find something. certainly red, white, and blue. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. costly hoax. a frantic search for more than a dozen boaters in the water. but it was all a lie. now police look for the person who started it. no end to the bloodshed in syria. how the conflict is raising tensions between the u.s. and russia. i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. just perfect weather on the way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates and all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, [ jared ] uh, michael?
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a fresh wave of violence in syria today. the russian defense minister is denying u.s. state department claims that the country is sending attack helicopters to syria. washington officials say the pending shipment is part of a preexisting contract for air defense. u.n. officials say more than 13,000 people have been killed
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during the syrian government's crackdown on deception. meanwhile in iraq, investigators are looking for people behind a deadly wave of car bombings. at least 16 car bombs exploded earlier today. some of them targeted during the headquarters. 16 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more injured. no is claiming responsibility. but iraqi leaders are blaming the violence on sunni insurgents. >> shocking video to show you. a high-speed police chase ends with a toddleler thrown from a moving suv. police dash cam captures it all as an 18-month-old girl falls out of the vehicle as it falls and falls and crash -- crashes and falls over. miraculously, she suffered only minor injuries. they face a number of charges, including causing injury to a child. well, for the first time, we are hearing the hoax distress calls about a yacht explosion off the coast of new jersey. the call prompted a costly search-and-rescue mission. now, as weijia jiang reports for wjz, the coast guard is
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actively searching for the person responsible. >> motor yacht. blind date. >> we have three deceased. nine injured. we've had an explosion on board. that's why we're taking on water. >> reporter: the coast guard describes the boater as calm and convincing, sharing a harrowing story of danger on the atlantic, even using nautical language. >> we have 21 souls on board, 20 in the water. >> reporter: including intricate details of the scene off sandy hook. >> i'm in three feet of water on the bridge. i'm going to stay by the radio as long as i can before i have to go overboard. >> reporter: but all of it was a lie. >> this is the biggest hoax in regards to the number of hoarptdzs we have to respond to a case. >> reporter: some 200 first responders scramble -- scrambled to look for victims by air, water and land. and even set a staging area for mass casualties. at a cost of nearly $90,000 to the coast guard alone.
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>> terrible waste of resources. >> reporter: the prank is not only a huge waste of taxpayer dollars. the coast guard says it put all of the responders and the public in harm's way for no reason. >> it's particularly dangerous when several helicopters are all converging on the same point in the ocean to initiate a rescue. >> reporter: the call mirrors a hoax from last june, when someone claimed a sailboat was sinking, also near sandy hook. investigators are reviewing the audio of that call to see if it was the same suspect. >> electronic ray is down. i'm on a solar-powered radio right now. >> reporter: making a false distress call is a felony, carrying 510 years in prison. a $250,000 fine and complete reimbursement for the entire cost of the search. >> that was weijia jiang, reporting. coast guard is offering a $3,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. >> good to hear weijia's voice.
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a very pleasant june evening. should be fine the next few days to go to the harbor for the sailabration. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast through the weekend. tim? >> it's going to be gorgeous as we all know. today was phenomenal. tomorrow will be much like today. we're dropping into the 60s for tonight. then tomorrow, we start off in the 60s and sunshine and blue skies. right into a daytime high of just around 70, or 80 degrees. back down into the 70s. and eventually, about 60 degrees for your overnight low. for the next five days, beautiful day, we send it in to bob. >> sailing into the weekend. looks great. look at these temperatures. a lot of places won't even get into the upper 70s. sunshine, pretty much every day. low 80s. tops we'll get to, low humidity. just doesn't get much better than that. all through the weekend, including father's day as well. denise? >> perfect. thank you, bob. still to come tonight. it was a triumphant return for brian roberts. now, they look to extend their
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winning streak. >> mark has a look at the ballpark next in sports. ,,,,,,
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we keep talking about the weather for sailabration. also, beautiful weather for baseball. mark is at orioles park with
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the wjz the fan sports report. mark? >> it is a perfect night for baseball, denise. no doubt. they play the pirates here tonight. but there is a change in pitching plans. brian matusz is scheduled to be the orioles' starting pitcher. he injured his nose during batting practice yesterday. enough of a bump that he won't be able to pitch tonight. he will try to pitch friday when the o's try to play in atlanta. and it will be jake arrieta who sets up tonight as the o's starting pitcher. he just begun his assignment as a relief pitcher. but instead, he's returning to the rotation, at least for the moment. orioles will face kevin korea. -- correia. brian matusz is second base tonight, back in action after he missed more than a year dew due to -- due to a concussion. roberts back. robert andino steps aside, after he had been filling in. andino has played nearly two
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seasons at second base during robert's absence. but he said it is no thing for him to welcome roberts back to the team. >> [ indiscernible ] i'm just here, busting balls, whatever i have to do to help the team win, that's wai'm here for. >> he's such a great teammate, all he kept saying was, i want to see you play. he said, you're my favorite player. >> i'm having fun. i just want to win here. >> well, the o's play the pirates here tonight and tomorrow, then it's onto atlanta. this reminder, you can see the birds and the braves here sunday, mas wjz -- masn on wjz. in football, the ravens just wrapped up another mini camp practice. a notable absence today. quarterback joe flacco, his wife has gone into labor, as
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they expect their first child. so there's an excused absence for joe. these mini camps areol a chance -- are obviously a chance for the veterans to get to see some of the new guys who have been drafted to the team. now, ray lewis is one of the veterans taking part in the mini camp. he's -- ray lewis, getting ready for his 17th nfl season. and he's gotten his first look at the rookies, like ravens' top draft pick. courtney upshaw. a highly touted draft pick from alabama. >> he's a kid that loves football. and any time that you get a rookie that can just grab certain things. trust me. forget the mental. but the way he approaches the game, has speed towards the game. and the way he flies around to the football. you really appreciate watching somebody like him. >> reporter: one more day of mandatory mini camp. training camp will then kick off july 25th. preparing for the fifth annual
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baltimore race. among the many great reasons to run. mark raggani. he's a race employee paralyzed in an accident. and for his foundation, we have started the relay for rags. each time i'm joined by my friends at comcast sportsnet. inspired by mark, we run for his family foundation. 6,000 runners will start at the zoo in this 10-mile race that will also benefit the baltimore missignal 13 and girls on the run. -- police signal. going for a win, number 4 in a row. we'll have highlights. back to you for now. >> thank you very much, mark. ,,
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don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's the hit drama csi. that's it for us now. >> for bob and mark at the ballpark, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching we'll, maryland's news station. don't go away. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including banned from competition. what is behind the fresh doping charges for seven-time tour de france >> pelley: tonight, lance armstrong is charged with doping. the u.s. anti-doping agency says
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his own blood shows he cheated. he could lose all of his tour de france titles. risky business. the head of j.p. morgan chase takes the blame for bungled investmentments that cost billi. >> the buck stops with me. >> pelley: new york's mayor throws down a challenge, putting up some of his own fortune as the prize. it's nice to be a billion fair. >> it is nice to be a billionaire. >> pelley: and 2000 dead in afghanistan. david martin counts the toll at home. >> she lost her best friend. joseph lost his big brother. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. lance armstrong, the greatest cycling champion of all time is in jeopardy of losing all of his titles from 1998 through 2004. late today, the u.s. anti-doping agency accused him of using

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